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OMB Control No: 3135-0140	ICR Reference No: 202110-3135-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201809-3135-002
Agency/Subagency: NEA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NEA Funding Reporting Requirements - Final Descriptive Report Update
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/24/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/15/2021
Terms of Clearance: OIRA clears this collection with changes made to improve data quality and collection of race/ethnicity information.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2022
Responses	13,404	0	2,507
Time Burden (Hours)	35,682	0	24,239
Cost Burden (Dollars)	876,175	0	557,153

Abstract: Final Descriptive Reports (FDR) elicit relevant information from individuals, nonprofit organizations, and government arts agencies that receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Reporting requirements are necessary to ascertain that grant projects have been completed and all terms and conditions are met.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 954 Name of Law: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 38505	07/21/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 57454	10/15/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	13,404	2,507	10,897
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	35,682	24,239	11,443
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	876,175	557,153	319,022

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This year, in addition to minor updates to forms, we are including three new forms: a participation list for our Poetry Out Loud national initiative; and 2 data collection forms for our Creative Forces Community Engagement initiative. The participation list is used to collect information on the names of schools and organizations which held competitions and their geographic locations. The Creative Forces Community Engagement forms will be used to gather information from applicants and subgrantees regarding the details of the programs they intend to offer for military service members and veterans exposed to trauma as well as their families and caregivers, the number of participants at events or sessions, changes in capacity of the subgrantee and its partner(s), and details of the populations that benefited from the programs. In addition, there are 3 forms (FY19-22 General Operating Support FDR, ARP LAA FDR form, and LAA subgrant spreadsheet) that were cleared early this year through an emergency clearance (see ICR Reference No. 202104-3135-004 / OMB Control # 3135-0143). The FY19-22 General Operating Support FDR was designed to account for Congressionally-approved changes to how funds were able to be spent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic under our regular grant programs. Previously, our funds and therefore, the final reports elaborating how they were spent were project focused. Grantees were able to reallocate funds to general operating support, so the General Operating Support FDR was created. 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds and 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds are also able to be used to support general operating costs and the FY19-22 General Operating Support FDR will also be used to track funds from these grant programs. This form was generated to account for this change. The ARP LAA FDR was generated specifically to track ARP funds allocated to local arts agencies. The LAA subgrant spreadsheet is designed to further track how local arts agencies allocate ARP funds to subgrantees.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,461,036

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

Agency Contact: Melissa Menzer 202 682-5548 menzerm@arts.gov

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